Greece
Holidays in Albania - Part 1, 1997
An account by EP of the Albanian south between 20 - 25 March during the uprising, plus two characteristic dialogues.
This is the first of two articles written by two collaborators of "Alpha", a weekly Greek anarchist paper and published in issue 89, 7 April 1997
1941-1945: Andartiko - the Greek Resistance
A short history of the Andartiko, Greek Resistance partisans who fought fascist occupation. This article is highly uncritical and we disagree with some of it but reproduce it here for reference.
[b]Its radical, democratic working class spirit was only put down after the Allied victory, by British forces and the Greek ruling class.
Castoriadis, Cornelius, 1922-1997 - John Barker
An obituary and overview of the work of Cornelius Castoriadis, whose early theoretical writings had a strong influence on the UK Solidarity group, among others.
John Barker is an ex-member of Solidarity and the Angry Brigade.
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Cornelius Castoriadis
1922-1997
(By John Barker)
Greece: Migrants’ detention camps
An examination of the holding centres for illegal immigrants in and around Greece in so-called Fortress Europe.
The eastern borders of Greece, which are also the exterior borders of the European Union, are almost redrawn by detention camps. These camps are usually former warehouses (on the islands of Mitilini, Chios, Samos, Kos, Rhodos, Evia and in the town of Volos, central Greece).
Anti-CPE Movement: Blockade of the French Consulate in Greece
Intervention and blockade of the French consulate in Thessaloniki in solidarity to the French rebellion and against the antisocial CPE law. Photos from: http://www.resistance2003.gr/en/gallery/photo.php?id=676
Greece: Sailors' 8 day strike called off
Greek seamen ended an eight day strike over employment rights and retirement benefits yesterday.
In Piraeus, Greece's largest port, strikers clashed with riot police on Wednesday to stop trucks boarding ferries. The government had ordered them back to work with the help of military law, and MPs had called for foreign ships to be used to break picket lines.
Greek dockers call for international solidarity
A European strike is organized during 16-17 of January 2006 by maritime and dockworkers. The strike will be held in 29 ports of 10 countries throughout Europe.
The strikers are against the new European direction, regarding the free sea trade. Greek marine transport workers, along with the solidarity of the antiauthoritarian movement, ship builders union of Perama and Greek Wobblies, will participate in the forthcoming strike by closing the ports in Piraeus, Patra & Thessaloniki.
Castoriadis, Cornelius, 1922-1997
A short account of the life and politics of Greek libertarian socialist Cornelius Castoriadis.
Cornelius Castoriadis was born Kornelios Kastoriades in Istanbul to a Greek family. Growing up in Athens he joined the Young Communists in 1937 and the Communist Party in 1941.
